change
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
Research draft, second pass
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written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify
Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent handle change as a general event concept by what changes, from what to what, how fast and why.
An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another, such as adjustment, habituation, domestication or transformation; the registry also lists unrelated aliases such as resuscitation that belong elsewhere.
What it is for: Describing transitions in things, people and systems.
It can be describe before and after states; measure rate of change; identify causes; manage change in organisations.
Distinguishing features
Transition between states
Gradual or sudden
Has causes and effects
Can be measured over time
What it looks like
Not a single appearance; seen as difference between states over time.
How it is recognised
Before and after states
Rates and trends
Specific changes are separate entries
Related models
is a kind of - category
has - origin
is measured over - time
is related to - broader
In practice
Families and kinds
physical change
biological change such as habituation or domestication
social and organisational change
climate and environmental change
Standards and regulation
Change management standards such as ITIL change enablement
Failure modes and hazards
Ignoring baselines
Unmanaged change in systems
Registry aliases that belong to other entries
Analytical facets
- substance
- activity
- origin
- conceptual
- agency
- inert
- mobility
- not-applicable
- scale
- not-applicable
- affordances
- observable
Also called
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Where this came from
oewn:2024 · CC BY 4.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
What changes Subject.
Subject defines the change.
Subject
Thing changing.
Subject
Subject of change.
- What is changing? definition
- Which specific entry fits? action
States
Before and after.
States
States.
- What were the before and after states? definition
- How were they measured? provenance
Dynamics How fast.
Rate matters.
Rate
Speed of change.
Rate
Rate.
- How fast is the change? measurement
- Is it accelerating? measurement
Reversibility
Can it be undone.
Reversibility
Reversibility.
- Is the change reversible? boundary
- At what cost? measurement
Causes Why.
Causes need evidence.
Drivers
Causes.
Drivers
Drivers.
- What caused the change? provenance
- How strong is the evidence? provenance
Effects
Consequences.
Effects
Effects.
- What effects follow? definition
- Who is affected? definition
Management Handling change.
Change can be managed.
Organisational
People and systems.
Organisational
Change management.
- How should the change be planned and communicated? action
- Who approves it? provenance
Senses
Misfiled aliases.
Senses
Other entries.
- Is resuscitation or small change (coins) meant instead? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
What the second pass must settle
- How should the generic change entry organise children?
- How should misfiled aliases such as CPR be moved?
- How should rates of change be recorded?